Fly-catcher.



E. BOERNGEN.

FLY .GATGHER. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 15, mm.

[1V V EN TOR.

WWW E\ l L Patented DecQ27, 1930.

MAX E. BQEIQINGEN, OF KANSAS $ITY, MISSGUPJI, ASSIG-NOR i3 TV]C s'fliii'iilfis T6 5 0H1? EEAUREE, G1 KANSAS CITY, IVEISSQURI. J

FLY-CATGHEIE.

Speeificetion of Letters Tietent.

fipplieetien filed Elovember 255, 2.3%. Serial Ne. 528,105.

To aZZ whom it may come?" Be it known that 1, MAX E. Bomznonn, e citizen eif the United States. residing at Kansas City, in the county oi Jackson and State of Missouri; have invented certain new and usetul Improvements in FlyQzitciun s of which the following is e specification,

My inventionlrelates to improvements in fly catchers. v

The object of my invention is to provide a fly catcher which is simple in construction, eiiicient in operation and cheep to make.

The novel features 01 my invention ere hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings iiiustmtive of the preferred form ef my invention Figure 1 is a side elevation. Fig. 2 ise pien View. Fig. 3 :1 bottom. View. F 4% is a cross section on the ciotteci line 61 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a, longitudinal sectionai yiew on the l'ilane of the dotted. line c---d F1 g. 4-.

Siini reference characters denote siinilar parts.

in the preferred form. of my invention the fly catcher comprises :i receptacle having the form of ihe longitudinal section oi a hollow cylinder, :1 portion oi (he inner surface oi"- the receptacle being sticii' v so that liies or other insects coming into eeilhict with it will; he held l referably the portion iniving the sticky inner surface is detachable and may consist of an ordinary sheet ottiy paper one side of which is coated, with a. sticky material.

1 denotes a rectangular i'zzmnc having the form of the iongitudhml section of a hollow cylinder 'u'ovi led with closed ends 2, one of which is ireferahiy provided with an opening having s closure pii otez l or otherwise secnrwi to the en-fin "io lighten the frame it i. have inthe back an 0 ing 4%, leaving zit opposite sides i'nijernjietiiute the ends 2 upwardly and inwin'tily inc 1i portions or flanges 13, c at which may be cieznpeti in conccvo eonvex Zorn; ashes-t oi. fly epe 6 the sheet being dispesed Wliiil the sticky side on the on the sheet. ,To iietaehehly against the flanges 5 any ,5 may be employed, zss inshei in the drawing tiveiy to opposi. The plates 3 indentures 3 on more secnreiy hold the fly paper. Prefer ably the lower edge of the frzune l is wired bf; means of e i'ectsngulerly formed Wire 9 to which the plates '2 are tightly hinged so as to retain them in the clamping position shown in Figs. 3 and i. so

Means are provided to support a handle it at (iifl'erent angles to the axis of the cylinder of which the frame .iornis a longitudinal ZQUZ' ZiDII. The preferable means for effecting this function consists in securing to the frame adjacent, its four corners one set of ends oi four wires 11 the opposite sets oi ends of which are formed into a central coii 12 at the hack oi the frame 1. Two of the i aiies are fez-med int-o spiral form and so Li: as to form socket 13 the axis of which is at right angies to the axis of the items. The other two wires are sin'iiierly formed to make a socket lei: the axis which is oblique to the axis of the frmne 1 1 'Iio mount the fly paper Gin the device, the pistes 7 are swung downwardly and the sheet oi? fly paper 6 is then inserted in concave convex form between the ends 2 and with opposite edges inserted between the'fienges 8 5 and pintes i. The yletes are then swung to the position shown in F n which they Wiii clamp the sheet 6 against the flanges The sticky side of the sheet 6 is made the ooeeeve side. The handle 10 is then inserted in one or the other the sockets l8 or is. The receptacle is then inenimiiatecl so as to cover it ii '02 flies which are on a. plane sniff As soon as the flies are covered they W i. Q31 up against the sticky side of the sheet 6 by which they will be held. When the flies are on the ceiling the handle F3121? ,-leeel in the soeltet 13, end when i on; it well the hanciie Til-y be in the seci iet 14: in order that the Ge i acre easily squarely against ere, supporting the flies. nits or. siiniier insects, e little S L'iCiQ," sin-fees ,e set eyes ene si w I the pit ne eiosure The ants v. h the openin. er (viii Wain ncni; thereby. ii t *een siniicientiy fil ed, with insects he repleceiii. with fresh and the I do not limit my invention to the structure described and shown, as many modifications of it, Within the scope of the appended claims, may be made-Withoutdeparting from its spirit.

Having thus described my inventio11,what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a fiy catcher, the combination with a frame having closed ends and parallel. side flanges, of hinged devices for clamping a sheet of fly paper to said flanges intermediate said ends.

2. In a fly catcher, the combination with a frame having closed ends, one of which is provided with an opening and a closure for said opening, of means for detachably securing intermediate said ends and in concave- 60m}; form a sheet of fiy paper..

3. A iiy eatcher comprising a receptacle having the form ofa longitudinal section of a hollow cylinder having closed ends one of which has an opening and a closure therefor, a portion of the inner surface-of the receptacle being sticky.

4. In a fiy catcher, the combination with a frame having the form of the longitudinal section of a hollow cylinder, of means for detachably securing in said frame against.

the curved inner surface thereof a sheet of fly paper.

5. In a fly catcher, the combination With receptacle in concave-convex form a sheetof fly paper.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

MAX BOERNGEN. lVitnesses E. B. House, J. C. IRWIN. 

